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Roberto Miranda's Home Music Ensemble: Live at the Bing Theater; Los Angeles, 1985
by Karl Ackermann
Roberto Miranda has appeared on almost one-hundred albums but has been lightly recorded as a leader, and inexplicably struggled to generate interest among labels. Dark Tree Records has released some great Horace Tapscott performances from the '70s and '80s. The label resurrected a Miranda-led session on Live at the Bing Theater; Los Angeles, 1985. Recorded at the USC campus auditorium, the sound is pristine, and the ambiance, eclectic and dynamic. Miranda studied bass with Ray Brown and Red ...
Continue ReadingPerfection: Buddy Childers - Sentimental Sam (1955)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Summer always reminds me of Los Angeles and the thick, humid heat. But it's not so much the heat as it is the mood. Because I'm a romantic, when I'm in L.A. in the summer, I always imagine it's 1955. A private detective with his tie loosened and light-colored suit jacket off is sitting in a black Buick Century staking out a tropical-themed, one-story apartment building. That's enough to get me thinking of Hollywood trumpet ballads. Here's one that always ...
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The Sicilia Jazz Festival Set For June 22 to July 6 with Cecile McLorin, Eliane Elias, Victor Wooten, Jazzmeia Horn, John Pizzarelli and more
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All About Jazz
The Sicilia Jazz Festival 2025, now in its fifth edition, reaffirms its status as a major cultural event, showcasing an impressive lineup of 85 concerts: eight orchestral productions, 61 performances in the Village area, 14 regional concerts, and two in community-based venues. The festival engages 385 musicians, features five world premieres with artists like Village People, Nina Zilli, Piero Pelù, Jazzmeia Horn, and Victor Wooten, and presents three national exclusives with John Pizzarelli, Cécile McLorin Salvant, and Eliane Elias. Representing ...
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Backgrounder: Buddy Fite - Tasty (1975)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Unless you lived in western Oregon in the late 1960s and '70s or the 1990s, you probably have no idea who Buddy Fite was. I bumped into his jazz guitar playing by accident last week on YouTube and was astonished. So I did a little research in old newspapers. Born in Vancouver, Wash., in 1938, Ronald “Buddy" Fite weighed in at 285 pounds and stood more than 6 feet tall, He was introduced to the guitar when he was 9, ...
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Backgrounder: Buddy Collette - Man of Many Parts
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
West Coast jazz in the 1950s wasn't exclusively a white enterprise. There was a significant number of black jazz artists in Los Angeles then as well who played in the breezy, contrapuntal style. But in the late 1940s and early '50s, black jazz artists were largely isolated as a result of the segregated locals of the American Federation of Musicians. Black musicians belonged to Local 767 while whites belonged to Local 47. In April 1953, Local 47 was amalgamated with ...
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Buddy Rich’s 'Birdland' Lp To Be Re-released On Limited Edition Translucent Red Vinyl July 21, 2023
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Lightyear Entertainment and Lobitos Creek Ranch, in association with Scabeba Entertainment and the Buddy Rich Estate, have announced the release of a special limited-edition version of the best-selling live album Birdland featuring Buddy Rich and his Killer Force Band at the peak of their performing years. The new release will be a 180-gram audiophile translucent red vinyl collector’s edition. It will be released July 21 through Virgin/Universal Music Group and will temporarily replace the original black vinyl version, which has ...
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Backgrounder: Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the finest jazz flute albums is Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds (and the followup, At the Cinema). Recorded in Los Angeles in March 1958, the album for EmArcy was arranged mostly by Pete Rugolo and featured Buddy Collette and Paul Horn (fl); Harry Klee (pic,fl); Shank (pic,fl); Bill Miller (p); Joe Comfort (b) and Bill Richmond (d,cga). All compositions are by Buddy Collette (above) except as indicated: Pony Tale (Paul Horn) Machito (Pete Rugolo) Short Story Flute Diet Improvisation ...
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Eliane Elias Trio: Czech Republic, 2008
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 2008, pianist-singer Eliane Elias was on tour with her trio in Brno, the Czech Republic. Her performance was billed as a “Tribute to Bill Evans" in support of her album Something for You. As with all of Elaine's concerts, this one demonstrates yet again what an exceptional and powerful jazz pianist she is. By powerful, I mean sensitive, driven and strong. Having held her hands in mine, I can tell you she has enormous strength. Go make yourself some ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Eliane Elias
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Eliane Elias' birthday today!
Throughout her distinguished career, having recorded more than 26 albums as a leader, the multi-GRAMMY-winning pianist/singer/songwriter Eliane Elias has consistently displayed her distinctive and immediately recognizable musical style, which blends her Brazilian roots and sensuous, alluring voice with her virtuosic instrumental jazz, classical and compositional skills. As a testament to her immense talent, Elias has sold over 2.2 million albums during the span of her career and has over 30 million ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Buddy DeFranco
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Buddy DeFranco's birthday today!
Buddy DeFranco has the unprecedented distinction of winning twenty Downbeat Magazine Awards, nine Metronome Magazine Awards, and sixteen Playboy All-Stars Awards as the number one jazz clarinetist in the world. Buddy is generally credited with leading the way for jazz clarinetists from the exciting era of swing to the exhilarating age of bop. Along the way he has set the example for all jazz musicians for technical brilliance. Improvisational virtuosity and ...
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Eliane Elias: Tiny Desk Concert
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On December 9, Eliane Elias visited NPR's offices in Washington, D.C., with Marc Johnson (b), Leandro Pellegrino (g) and Rafael Barata (d,percussion) to perform a Tiny Desk Concert. These concerts are a video series of live performances that began in 2008 and are hosted by NPR's Music near the desk of All Songs Considered's host Bob Boilen. The three songs the group performed were Eliane's originals—At First Sight, An Up Dawn and The Time Is Now. A special thanks to ...
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